Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins made a classy gesture on Friday night, but not everyone liked it.
Late in the game, the 27-year-old Latvian asked his defensemen to keep the puck close to him to allow his New York Rangers rival, Igor Shesterkin, to get a shutout.
Merzlikins then raised his stick to greet and congratulate the 25-year-old Russian.
If several supporters welcomed this gesture on social networks, several others criticized it since they would have liked to see their goalkeeper frustrated by the 4-0 defeat of his family.
Others have also mentioned that the Blue Jackets should have made a final breakthrough to avoid being shut out.
Never mind, as far as we are concerned, this fine gesture of sportsmanship from Merzlikins deserves to be highlighted.
See in the video above.
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